Timeline of Seville
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
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Prior to 18th century
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- 600 CE - Isidore of Seville becomes bishop.
- 630 - Isidore of Seville compiles encyclopedia Etymologiae (approximate date).
- 713 - Musa bin Nusayr in power.[1]
- 718 - al-Andalus capital relocated from Seville to Córdoba.[1]
- 829 - Mosque built.[1]
- 1023 - Abbadid Taifa of Seville established.
- 1181 - Alcázar (fort) construction begins.[2]
- 1198 - Minaret built.
- 1247 - Siege of Seville begins.
- 1248 - Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III.
- 1477 - Printing press in use.[3]
- 1503 - Casa de Contratación (trade agency) established.[4]
- 1519
- Magellan embarks on circumnavigation expedition.
- Seville Cathedral built.[2]
- 1521 - Via Crucis to the Cruz del Campo laid out.
- 1563 - Court of Philip II relocated from Seville to Madrid.[5]
- 1598 - Merchants exchange built.
- 1630 - Artist Zurbarán settles in Seville.[6]
- 1647 - Great Plague of Seville begins.
- 1670 - Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (guild) established.
- 1682 - University of Navigators building construction begins.
18th-19th centuries
- 1729
- Court of Philip V relocated to Seville.[7]
- Peace treaty signed in Seville.[5]
- 1758 - Royal Tobacco Factory begins operating.
- 1785 - General Archive of the Indies established.[citation needed]
- 1810 - February: French occupation begins.[5]
- 1812 - French occupation ends.[7]
- 1842 - Population: 100,498.
- 1843 - City besieged by forces of Espartero.[5]
- 1847 - Seville Fair begins.
- 1852 - es built.
- 1869 - City wall dismantled.[1]
- 1881 - Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (bullring) built.
- 1890 - Sevilla FC (football club) formed.
- 1893 - Maria Luisa Park established.
- 1896 - 28 October: Cyclone.[5]
- 1897 - Population: 146,205.[8]
20th century
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- 1900 - Population: 148,315.[2]
- 1902 - Burial site of Christopher Columbus relocated to Seville from Cuba.[5]
- 1907 - Real Betis football club formed.
- 1920 - Population: 205,529.[8]
- 1926 - es (bridge) built.
- 1928 - Plaza de España built.
- 1929
- Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 held.
- Estadio Benito Villamarín (stadium) and Lope de Vega Theatre open.
- 1931 - es (bridge) built.
- 1936 - July 1936 military uprising in Seville.[9]
- 1950 - Population: 376,627.[8]
- 1959 - Seville Public Library established.
- 1979 - es becomes mayor.
- 1981
- Regional Government of Andalusia headquartered in Seville.[citation needed]
- Population: 653,833.[8]
- 1983
- 21 December: Football match (Spain 12–1 Malta) held in Seville.
- es becomes mayor.
- 1987 - UNESCO World Heritage Site in Seville established.
- 1990
- Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra formed.
- es (bridge) built.
- 1991
- Teatro de la Maestranza (opera house) opens.
- es (bridge) built.
- es becomes mayor.
- 1992
- Alamillo Bridge and Puente de la Barqueta (bridge) built.
- Seville Expo '92 held.
- 1995 - Soledad Becerril becomes mayor.
- 1999 - es becomes mayor.
21st century
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- 2009 - Seville Metro begins operating.
- 2011
- Metropol Parasol erected.
- es becomes mayor.[10]
- Population: 703,021.
See also
- History of Seville
- es
- Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula, circa 8th-15th century CE
- Other cities in Spain
- Timeline of Barcelona
- Timeline of Bilbao
- Timeline of Córdoba
- Timeline of Granada
- Timeline of Madrid
- Timeline of Málaga
- Timeline of Santander
- Timeline of Valencia
- Timeline of Valladolid
References
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This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
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External links
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- Map of Seville, 1943
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- Europeana. Items related to Seville, various dates.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Seville, various dates
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